Motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device

ABSTRACT

To be possible to replace a grip ( 23 ) in the FIG.  11  by the effect of a dual grip end ( 111   b ) therefore usability of MOTIVATIVE EXERCISE AND LIFTING AID DUAL DEVICE to upraise and aforesaid wrist part ( 111 ) which attached onto the upper extremities exercise rope by attachment part ( 222 ) attached to the upper extremities exercise device to insert the disabled side wrist of motivative exercise person with the wrist inserting position ( 3 ) and with the wrist stationary part ( 444 ) which was movably attached to the wrist part ( 111 ).

The present invention is a Continuation-in-Part application of U.S.patent application Ser. No. 10/311,917, filed on Mar. 4, 2003, currentlypending.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention is for the care of gait difficulties who cannot leave abed by themselves.

This invention enables to reduce the labor of the care person and tomove the handicapped patients confidently for the care work to do indoorwith such as steps or gaps.

This invention is to improve a transfer-move lifting aid to use smoothlyand for a lifting aid with a tying a device for training of upperextremities which enables patients to rehabilitate at home by themotivative exercise for upper extremities easily and properly.

Furthermore, this invention is related to a shape-memory grip withuniversal lock to enable an upper extremities exercise by oneself whenpatients who have hemiplegia by a sequela of the brain blood devicedifficulty, the upper extremities training is necessary by whose left orright upper extremities are paralyzed and not to seize the grip of theupper extremities training device by oneself (included in the Motivativeexercising person), as a parts of MOTIVATIVE EXERCISE AND LIFTING AIDDUAL DEVICE.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Many kinds of lifting aids as a handicapped person's care devices havebeen provided in multiple needs such as bathing assistance.

The lifting aids are used as an assistant device to make handicappedpersons sit up and move easily

However it is the most desirable that a care should effect handicappedpeople independent, but its realization has been difficult.

At the same time, lifts aids with wheels did not come into practical usein the situation where gaps and steps were obstacles. It is knownpopularly that lifting aids of ceiling tying type has been in wider use.

This inventor is applying the device for a motivative exercise of lowerextremities.

The motivative exercise of lower extremities enables to prevent thecontracture of equines position by the after effect of cerebrovasculardisease.

And/or the motivative exercise is able to control the appearance of thespasticity by both using of the paralyzed part of the nervous system andthe inhibition mechanism of controlling the mover and antagonist inorder to the patients who became the condition of contracture of equinesposition.

It is also rational to think that the motivative exercise of upperextremities enables to control the appearance of the spasticity by bothusing of the paralyzed part of the nervous system and the inhibitionmechanism of controlling the mover and antagonist in order to thepatients who became the condition of contracture of equines position.

This invention is intended to offer the combination device of both amotivative exercise device of upper extremities and a lifting aid;

the motivative exercise device can be used for making the handicappedpeople be independent form care reliance and

the lifting aids can be used and handled easily in the situation wherethe thresholds and gaps are obstacles and to get over the obstacleswithout any difficulties.

This device is useful for both a care and an independence of handicappedpeople at home. And, the name of the combination device of both thelifting aids and upper extremities function training device is to be“motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device.”

A grip of the part for the upper extremities training device is wellknown. And it is consists of a rope and grips which are attachable inboth ends of the rope.

Also, there is a belt-shaped band, with a clasp, to wear on the wrist atevery time in use. It is known to put on the hand with the paralysis,and get fixed on to the grip as gloves This applicant have published adevice to keep a wrist that consist of a sheet of cloth to process thecircumference of a wrist, which is shaped roughly rectangular and madeof flexible material, and two attachable parts, which are made of twopiece of string, made of flexible materials and shaped semicircular, areattached on both sides of the cloth to process the circumference of awrist.

In this applicant, the Motivative exercise is defined as the movement ofa functional extremity leads the movement of the impaired extremity bythe use of devices and the Takizawa method is formed in order to performthe rehabilitation and muscle power strengthening to rehabilitate and tostrengthen the muscle power with the Motivative exercise predominantly.

Additionally, this applicant has reported the principle of the Takizawamethod for rehabilitation and the Motivative exercise as follows:

The Development of Devices for the MOTIVATIVE Exercise of ImpairedExtremities. Paper presented at: the CSUN Conference. Los Angeles. Mar.22, 2000: Session 166; The Rehabilitation Trial to Reacquire Walkingfrom Bedridden Patients at the Bedridden Elderly Hospital. Journal ofthe Japanese Clinical Orthopedic Association. Vol. 23. NO. 2 Jun. 1998:186-191;

The Development of Devices for the Motivative Exercise of ImpairedExtremities. The 4678 Journal of Kouseihukusi (Welfare). the 4833rd jijipress. May 17, 2000: 2-5.

In the above announcement, it is reported to enforce the upperextremities training using the upper extremities training device, forthe patient's upper extremities in need of training due to paralysis.

In above announcement, the exercise devices with a part for the upperextremities training which consists of a rope with grips attachable inboth ends and a towel or a contrived device to keep a wrist to fix tothe grip are used with enabling to fix and keep patient's hand on thegrip.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device is composed of legpoles (3 a, 3 b) which have casters (2), a hardware box (4), wheels (5),a guide (6) that attached to the hardware box, a hoisting part (7), arunning-pulling arm (8), a hoisting driving part (9) that make thehoisting part go up and down and a hoisting controller (10) thatcontrols the hoisting driving part.

A hoisting part (7) and a running-pulling arm component (8 a) areinstalled in the guide (6) to control possible.

There is a case that the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual devicehas leg poles (3 a, 3 b) which has casters (2) with plates (1).

There is a case that the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual devicehave a member of the tying device for training of upper extremities (11)which is set up at the hardware box.

There is a case that the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual devicehave a member of the tying device for training of upper extremities (12)which is set up at the guide.

There is a case that the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual devicehave a tying device for training of upper extremities (14) which isassembled into said members of the tying device for training of upperextremities.

There is a case that the running-pulling arm (8) has a running-arm and-apulling arm respectively.

There is a case that the running-pulling arm (8) has a hole (13) for thetying device for training of upper extremities.

There is a case that the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual devicehave a power-assist mechanism known in public in the wheel (5).

There is a case that the running-pulling arm (8) is removed when thetying device for training of upper extremities is set up.

In the case of using the device to keep a wrist that is a belt-shapedband, with a clasp, to wear on the wrist at every time, it is necessaryto adjust it to each person to exercise motivative exercise (or person)or patient to rehabilitate (or patient) by the exercise manager (ormanager).

In the case of using the exercise device, which enables to train theupper extremities by fixing and keeping patient's or person's hand onthe grip with using the glove-like device to put on the hand with theparalysis, or the invented device to keep a wrist by this applicant hasalready presented to fix and keep patient's hand on the grip, the workof a manager is also required.

It is hard to use the training device for the upper extremities by handwith paralysis because a patient or a person who has the paralysis can'tuse the grip with the helping devices to keep by oneself.

Also in the invented device presented by this applicant, it needed themanager to keep a patient's and/or a person's affected hand fixed to thegrip, and the device constricted patient's wrist too much.

This invention improves the necessity of keeping the expensive upperextremities training device in many and downsizes those to keep by usingthe invented shape-memory grips. And this invention has the purpose ofreducing the labor of the manager to make patients rehabilitate orpersons begin motivative exercise with whose affected hand not easy tohold a grip due to fixing the affected hand to the grip using a deviceto keep a wrist.

And, the purpose of this invention is to eliminate the necessity ofinstalling the grip again after one person's or patient's exercise inorder to keep the affected hand only by a device to keep a wrist, foranother person and/or patient (or people) who can hold the grip. Also,the purpose of this invention is to eliminate the necessity ofinstalling the belt-shaped band which has a clasp, to wear on the wristat every time in use and to adjust to each people.

Another purpose of this invention is to reduce a labor in re-tying agrip and a rope through the rope in the hole of the grip, or to put overthe glove-like device to on the hand with the paralysis to get fixed onto the grip.

And also it will improve the usage of a grip, which is a combinedstructure.

A manager must wind the device to keep a wrist, which is published bythe applicant to the wrist of people when people exercise their upperextremities.

And then it is necessary for the manager to make one of two attachmentspath through the other one in order to install at the junction of therope, therefore people cannot use the device alone.

There are other purposes to improve the above disablement and to stopthe excessive tightening of a wrist.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view that shows a motivative exercise andlifting aid dual device as a whole.

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is the side view elevation view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an expanded sectional view of A-A′ of the same embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lifting aid in use of the sameembodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a tying device for training of upperextremities in use of the same embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side-view, which shows a main section of the secondembodiment of this invention.

FIG. 9 is the plain view of the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 10 is a reference figure, which shows a main section of the secondembodiment of this invention.

FIG. 11 is a reference view, which shows using situation of thisinvention.

FIG. 12 is a reference view which shows using situation of thisinvention.

FIG. 13 is a reference drawing, which shows a main section of the thirdembodiment of this invention.

FIG. 14 is a plain view of the forth embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 15 is a side-view of the forth embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 16 is a reference view, which shows using situation of the forthembodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Then the inventor describes the embodiment in accordance with FIGS. 1 to7.

A motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device has enough height toraise a person who can't sit up from the bed by oneself and it hasstable length for the upper extremities training.

For an example in this embodiment, the height from a surface to move (Q)to the running-pulling arm (8) of the motivative exercise and liftingaid dual device is 80 cm, the entire length of the device is 90 cm andthe width of the device is 60 cm.

The height of the tying device for training of upper extremities is 180cm in use.

It is sufficient for those who have difficulty in sitting up bythemselves that the device has enough height to raise them up on the bedand has a stable length for the upper extremities training to practice.

A motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device has leg poles (3 a, 3b) which have casters (2) with plates (1) in order to get over theobstacles such as thresholds and gaps for moving at surfaces to move.

Even casters of JP 2979170 can substitute casters (2) with plates (1).

A caster (2) is composed of a wheel (2 a) that is a ball and a brake ofoperating a plate (1) by hand in this embodiment.

The degree of the free movement of this invention is relatively high byshaping plate (1) to rise in the front and at the back in the same time.

Stability of this invention is secured by pulling up a wheel (2 a)upward by the caster control device (2 b) when the upper extremities'training is in practice.

Leg poles (3 a, 3 b) is composed by a pair of the corner shaped aluminumpipe and covered with the material which has a fixed elasticity such asurethane form and/or rubber in order to have waterproof and to securesafety.

Leg poles (3 a, 3 b) go through holes (It isn't illustrated) that set upin the front wall on the side of the hardware box (4) and are insertedinto the inside of the hardware box (4), A hardware box (4) is made ofthe plastic.

Lines (4 x) of the hardware box (4) are made lines at assemble members(4 b) and the bearing housings which are composed between the hardwarebox (4) and the base (4 a). The bearing housings are assembled of theaxle (5 a) for the wheel (5) and have the waterproof function.

In other words, the hardware box (4) is divided into three rooms in theposition of two lines (4 x).

Leg poles (3 a, 3 b) are fixed by assemble members (4 b) that areassembled between the upper part of a hardware box (4) and a hardwarebase (4 a) inside of the hardware box (4) in the stability.

A hardware base (4 a) is made of a plastic.

The hardware box (4) is a united structure without the hardware base (4a).

Though it isn't illustrated in this embodiment, the hardware box (4) andthe hardware base (4 a) are attached with screws and given waterproofprocessing with gland packing. Assemble members (4 b) are assembledbetween the hardware box (4) and the hardware base (4 a) to ensure thesafety of the leg poles (3 a, 3 b).

An assemble member (4 b) is glued to the hardware box (4) and thehardware base (4 a).

The assemble members (4 b) are used in order to secure the leg poles (3a, 3 b) that go through the perforated hole on the front side of thehardware box (4), in the stability in this embodiment.

The leg poles can be integrated with the hardware box (4) and thehardware base (4 a) and/or means for assembling the leg poles such aswelding and screw clamp are available in order that the leg poles (3 a,3 b) are assembled in the stability.

Though it isn't illustrated, wheels (5) and axles (5 a) are composed inthe inside of a hardware box (4) on the place between the sidewall ofthe hardware box (4) and the position of the make-up line (4 x).

A waterproofing wall (4 w) is assembled between inside of the sidewallof the hardware box (4) and an inner wall shown with the make-up line (4x).

The inner wall shown with the make-up line (4 x) and the waterproofingwall (4 w) are provided to waterproof the driving part (9) and theenergy supply device (20).

These are not required when each the driving part (9) and the energysupply device (20) itself are waterproofed.

Bearing housings of the axle (5 a) for the wheel (5) can be assembledseparately in the former case.

A brake (5 b) is assembled on the axle (5 a) through the inner wallshown with the make-up line (4 x).

Though a drum brake is being used for the brake (5 b) in thisembodiment, any kind of brake can be used.

When a brake switch (30) is pushed, the brake (5 b) works through thecable (30 a) and stops the movement of the motivative exercise andlifting aid dual device.

When the brake switch (30) is pushed, the brake device brakes.

Though it isn't illustrated, the brake switch (30) has a lock systemthat enables to keep the braked condition after pushing the switch.

The brake switch (30) has to be pushed again to release the brake.

The brake has to be locked in the use of the motivative exercise andlifting aid dual device for the upper extremities exercise.

The brake can also be locked in conjunction with the caster (2) due tooperating the caster control device (2 b).

A driving part (9) which drives a running-pulling arm (8), an energysupply (20), a power transmission (21) which transmits the power fromthe driving part (9) to the hoisting part (7) and a hoisting partsecurement (22) that enables to turn the hoisting part (7) freely, arecomposed on the hardware base (4 b).

A driving part (9) is a motor in this embodiment.

An energy supply (20) is a storage battery.

A terminal (20 a) is assembled on the front surface of the hardware box(4).

A terminal (20 a) supplies electric power to the energy supply (20)which is a storage battery. The rotation of a shaft (9 a) by therotation of the driving part (9) is transmitted to the hoisting part (7)by the gear rotation of the power transmission (21) with a gear.

The hoisting part (7) is assembled where a hoisting part securement (22)and rotates.

The hoisting part (7) is the screw mechanism that a screw was framed.

A running-pulling arm component (8 a) which is related apparatus of therunning-pulling arm (8) for hoisting is hollow and assembles a hoistingpart (7).

The running-pulling arm component (8 a) and the hoisting part (7) that ascrew is framed are assembled to the running-pulling arm component (8 a)with the nut mechanism (87) that is fixed to the running-pulling armcomponent (8 a) with rotation freely.

A running-pulling arm (8) moves up and down based on the rotation of thehoisting part (7) as a nut moves by the rotation of the screw.

The hoisting controller (10) is assembled in the guide (6) and isconnected to the driving part (9) with the hoisting controllertransmission line (10 a).

A motor of the driving part (9) rotates as the running-pulling arm (8)will rise when care person pulls the hoisting controller (10) toward tothe care people in other words on the side of a running-arm (8 w) of therunning-pulling arm (8) on the FIG. 1 in this embodiment.

When the hoisting controller (10) is pushed on the opposite direction,the running-pulling arm (8) descends.

The direction of the rotation of the motor is set up with theinstallation of a screw cutting. A clutch mechanism can be assembled inthe power transmission (21) that is a gear mechanism.

In the former case, it is good that such as a rotary switch substitutefor the hoisting controller (10) and control the clutch mechanism.

The guide (6) is composed of an integrated combination of the hardwarebox (4).

And then a stable device (6 a) is assembled at the upper part of theguide (6) and a stable device (6 b) is assembled at the inside of theguide (6).

Because the guide (6) is composed of an integrated combination of thehardware box (4) and the stable device (6 a) and the stable device (6 b)are assembled, the hoisting part (7) and a running-pulling arm component(8 a) to move the running-pulling arm (8) up and down can be secured inthe stability

When the running-pulling arm component (8 a) has moved to the highestposition, the bottom part of the running-pulling arm component (8 a)will not overstep the stable device (6 b).

The running-pulling arm component (8 a) is always secured by the stabledevice (6 a) and the stable device (6 b). Therefore, an up-down movementis done in the range of 15 cm.

A stable device control mechanism (31) is assembled at the top of thehoisting part (7)

The stable device control mechanism (31) is a brake switch, whichapplies a brake when it is pushed.

The stable device control mechanism (31) controls the stable device (6a) and the stable device (6 b) that are breaks which have smooth surfacenot to obstruct the rotation and/or the up-down movement of therunning-pulling arm component (8 a),

The stable device (6 a) and the stable device (6 b) are stable devicesfor the running-pulling arm component (8 a) in the case that they arenot used as a break.

And then, the stable device (6 a) and the stable device (6 b) will notobstruct the rotation of the running-pulling arm (8) in times of liftinga handicapped person for transference and/or preparing to use.

Synthetic rubbers are used for the surface of the stable device (6 a)and the stable device (6 b) in the embodiment.

A brake works by the indication of the stable device control mechanism(31) in times to transfer a handicapped person.

An indication of the stable device control mechanism (31) is transmittedby a control transmission cable (6 c).

The control transmission cable (6 c) is a brake cable.

The stable device (6 a) and the stable device (6 b) put a drum break touse for the running-pulling arm component (8).

The stable device control mechanism (31) has a lock mechanism, though itis not illustrated.

When the brake brakes by pushing it then the brake stays to be on.

You need to push once again in order to release the break.

When you transfer a handicapped person, it is used with the brake lockson.

A running-pulling arm (8) is composed of a running-pulling arm component(8 a), a running arm (8 w), and a pulling arm (8 x).

A nut mechanism (87) is fixed to the running-pulling arm component (8a).

By the effect of the nut mechanism (87), the running-pulling arm (8)moves up and down by the rotation of the screw of the hoisting part (7).

Running-grips (8 d) and a hole (13) for the tying device for training ofupper extremities are assembled in the running-arm (8 w).

Keeping bosses (8 c) and keeping grips (8 b) for a boatswain's chair(40) is assembled on a pulling arm (8 x).

The running-pulling arm (8) is made unified by aluminums, and it canhoist an object weigh up to 200 kilograms.

The running-pulling arm (8) contains enough strength to use as a liftingdevice for the motivative exercise and lifting aid dual device.

Though the running-pulling arm (8) is an aluminum casting in theembodiment, if it has enough strength for the use as a lifting aid, itis also good such as a plastic casting.

Also, it is made unified as the running-pulling arm, but it may beconstructed separately as a running arm and a-pulling arm.

Running-grips (8 d) are assembled to be convenient for the use of thecare person. A form can be taken in other forms. For example, it maytake a form like a car handle.

A boatswain's chair (40) is set on the two keeping bosses (8 c) andkeeping grips (8 b) that are set on a pulling arm (8 x) as shown in FIG.6.

A boatswain's chair (40) is consisted of a seating part (41) which ismade of wood and bell ropes (42 a, 42 b) which are made of strengtheningnylon.

The bell ropes (42 a, 42 b) in FIG. 6 can bear to the load of 100kilograms.

It can be changed by the user's weight.

The bell rope (42 a) is annular but it also enables to be in anindependent cord as the bell rope (42 b).

The bell rope (42) and the bell rope (42 a) are used adjusting length bya user's height.

It is good that the seat part (41) could have a component to install tothe member of the tying device for training of upper extremities (12) inorder to enhance stability.

The running-pulling arm (8) is set not to overstep the stable device (6b) that is set on the guide (6) in the embodiment, but it can overstepthe stable device (6 b) if the stable device (6 a, 6 b) are enable toliberate greatly,

Therefore, the running-pulling arm (8) is removable.

Also, if the hoisting part (7) is shaped as a pipe—and a hollow form,the running-pulling arm (8) can be removed and then the tying device fortraining of upper extremities (14) enable to insert inside and to use.

A tying device for training of upper extremities (14) is a pipe whichmeasures about 165 cm and is bent at the top in the abbreviation of 90degrees angle.

In the embodiment, an erector pipe manufactured by Yazaki-Kakou is beingused.

The bent and processed part is abbreviation of 40 cm. And though itisn't illustrated, a hole was assembled in order to insert a screw (14b) that has a ring part and the screw (14 b) is fixed by the nut (14 c)at the top part.

When it is actually used, a pulley that is composed of a part for theupper extremities training device is set on the ring part

In the embodiment, the tying device for training of upper extremities(14) stands from the hardware box (4).

The tying device (14) goes through a member of the tying device fortraining of upper extremities (11) which is glued and fixed to the guide(6), a member of the tying device for training of upper extremitiesinstallation device (12) which is glued and fixed to the guide (6) and ahole for the tying device for training of upper extremities (13)respectively for training of upper extremities.

Heretofore, the inventor have explained the embodiment of this inventionin detail, however it isn't limited to the embodiment, it is possible tomake various changes from the embodiment within the confine of theclaims of this invention.

The change example of this invention is illustrated in the following.

(1) Although a guide that goes up and down is set at a hardware box thatis a machine storage part, the guide also can be assembled into thebottom of the hardware box as a base, too.

It also is possible to not set a guide which goes up and down.

It also can be changed according to the movement structure of up anddown going of the hoisting part.

For example, a winch could be used to control the up and down movementof the hoisting part by hand.

In such case, a manual handle can take place to the hoisting controllerthat controls the hoisting driving part.

(2) The arrangement of the wheels and its quantity can be changedappropriately.

Though, it is preferred to assemble the wheels in every direction of thebottom in order to use as a transfer-move lift or for the upperextremities training of the motivative exercise and lifting aid dualdevice.

(3) The boatswain's chair can be set on a pulling arm.

Two keeping bosses and two keeping grips were arranged on the pullingarm but arrangement and quantity could be changed appropriately.

Also, the seat is made of wood, but the unity formed material withenough strength like plastic could also can be used.

Convenience levels rise more if it is constructed in the form of thetoilet seat.

(4) A pipe bent in the abbreviation ninety degrees is used for the tyingdevice for training of upper extremities (14).

It is possible to use such as a stainless steel pipe instead of theready-made pipe in the embodiment.

It is also good even if not to be a round-shaped pipe.

In other word, if a material can support the pulling movement of up to60 kilograms, any material can be used.

The second embodiment is explained in accordance with the code of thefigure.

A wrist part (51) is a part to process the circumference of a wrist (90)and an approximate rectangle, which consists of the supple quality ofthe material.

The wrist part consists of an adherence part (51 a) and both sides'parts (51 b, 51 c) and an attachment (52).

In this embodiment, the wrist part (51) is about 20 cm length, about 5cm width, and about 3 mm thick.

A wrist part (51) consists of cloth, which is a towel, and both ends aresutured.

An adherence part (51 a) is a structure, which enables attachment (52)to attach by suturing the both ends in the position of welting (51 d).

The attachment (52) is an attachable division to a training rope (321)for upper extremities. A dual device (18) of a grip and a sling consistsof a wrist part (51), an attachment (52) and a wrist stop (54).

In this embodiment, fabric string with about 5 mm width and about 12 cmlength is used for the attachment (52), with both ends sewed ontogether.

Therefore the adherence part (51 a) is formed as a slotted hole, whichenables attachment (52) to pass through.

Both sides' parts (51 b, 51 c) are the sign for the explanation of thewrist part (51) which has both ends sutured.

A position to insert a wrist (53) is a position to insert a wrist (90)where people's wrist is set through and the wrist part (51) consists it.

A wrist stop (54) consists of optional material, and in this embodiment,stretchable nylon cloth about 15 cm such as women's socks is used. It isattached movable on both sides' parts (51 b, 51 c) of the wrist part(51) in the 8 knot.

This embodiment consists of the above composition.

In the utilization, insert the affected side wrist of people through ata wrist inserting position (53), which is constructed of the wrist part(51) that is attached onto a rope to exercise upper extremities (321).

And the rope to exercise upper extremities (321) is attached to a deviceof the upper extremities exercise.

Afterward, the wrist stop (54) is pulled down and the wrist of people iskept enabling to the motivative exercise and rehabilitation.

The exercises of the upper extremities are done after that.

The towel cloth is used for a part to process the circumference of awrist in this embodiment, but any kind of materials can be used such asthe leather or plastic, if it is the material that does not injure thewrist of people in the exercise of the upper extremities. The fabricstrap of about 5 mm thick is used in the attachment, but if the part toprocess the circumference of a wrist is secured to a rope of exercisesfor the upper extremities, and does not get released during theexercises, materials such as stainless or iron ring, firmly tied vinylstrap, can be used.

Also in this embodiment, adherence part (51 a) is used as setting a ropethrough it, but it is good if it can be attached in some way as sewingonto the part to process the circumference of a wrist.

By using a device to keep a wrist instead of a grip, when using thedevice to keep a wrist without a grip by an affected hand, it may befirmly fixed to the rope for the upper extremities exercise.

It will be easier to use by using shape-memory materials in that case.

A wrist stop, which consists of a nylon fabric about 15 cm with bothends, tied attached to the part to process the circumference of a wrist.

But the wrist stop is a part to keep the wrists to enable exercises ofthe upper extremities, so if it is a material, which does not releasefrom the wrist of the user during the exercises, and is able to attachfreely, then materials such as a rubber can be used.

Also the wrist stop has its both ends attached to the wrist part in abow knot and the 8 knot, but it is a part device in order to keep awrist for people, therefore if it is in a form in freely attachable, andnot releasing the wrists, any from such as a ring may be used.

The applicant explains the third embodiment with the code of the FIG.13.

The applicant changes a grip part to a shape-memory material in thethird embodiment. A wrist part (61) consists of the material withflexibility, and it is the abbreviation rectangle. The wrist part (61)consists of an adherence part (61 a), and both sides' parts (61 b, 61 c)and edge part (61 e).

An attachment (62) has an equal function to the attachment (52) in thesecond embodiment. In this embodiment, a wrist part (61) is length about22 cm, thick about 3 mm, width about 5 cm.

Both ends are sutured.

An adherence part (61 a), which is composed of suturing the both ends ofa wrist part (61), enables an attachment (62) to attach.

The attachment (62) is attached to the rope (71) for the exercise of theupper extremities. In this embodiment, a wrist part (61) is used a belt,which is about 5 mm width and about 12 cm length.

The belt is made of a material with flexibility and both ends of it aresewed on together. Namely the adherence part (61 a) is formed as aslotted hole, which enables attachment (62) to pass through.

The wrist inserting position (3) in the second embodiment is a spacewhere people's affected arm is inserted through and set, and madebetween the both sides part (61 b, 61 c) and a grip part (61 e).

A grip part (61 e) which is one end of the wrist device (61) is moldedeasy to grip with a shape-memory material such as a plastic water hosewhen it hangs in the rope (71) of the upper extremities exercise, asshown in FIG. 13.

In this embodiment, a peace of the plastic hose is sowed no together.

A wrist stop (54) consists of optional material, and it is correspondentwith the wrist stop (4) of the second embodiment and containing the sameshape and function.

The wrist stop is used a plastic ring fabricated hard to slip in thisembodiment.

The applicant explains the forth embodiment with the codes of FIG. 14and FIG. 15. This is an invention of a dual device of a grip and a wristpart, which is to process the circumference of a wrist in order to fixthe wrist to prepare the exercise with the device to exercise the upperextremities of people and is composed of shape-memory fibers. It ispossible to replace a grip (23) in the FIG. 11 by the effect of a dualgrip end (111 b). We can use a dual device when people do the motivativeexercise and/or rehabilitation for the upper extremities.

In the utilization, insert the affected side wrist of people through ata wrist inserting position (3), which is constructed of the dual grip(111) that is attached onto a rope to exercise upper extremities by anattachment (222) and a wrist stop (444), which was movably attached tothe dual grip (111), is moved to the place where the affected side wristof people can't be escaped.

In this embodiment, a dual grip (111) consists of the material withflexibility and is the abbreviation flat triangle, which consists ofcloth by shape-memory fibers.

And an internal side of the triangle of the dual grip, which center isopened with the three sides of triangle generally by shape-memory cloth,is a wrist setting part.

The dual grip (111) consists of a part to process the circumference of awrist (111 a), a dual grip end (111 b), and fixing departments (111 c).

The length from the dual grip end (111 b) to the fixing department (111c) of each part to process the circumference of a wrist (111 a) is 18cm.

The length of the dual grip end (111 b) is 10 cm, in between both sidesof parts to process the circumference of a wrist (111 a).

A fixing department (111 c) is an end part to process the circumferenceof a wrist (111 a), and attachment (222) is retained.

In this embodiment, it is sewed on but other means such as gluing isalso possible.

The width of a dual grip (111) is about 5 cm, thickness is about 3 mm,and a dual grip end (111 b) is formed by thickness 1.5 cm.

This length and width, thickness and forms are adequate for the Japanesepeople, and properly it is alterable.

An attachment (222) is composed to each side of both parts to processthe circumference of a wrist (111 a) by fixing departments (111 c).

An attachment (222) is removable and attachable onto a rope to exerciseupper extremities, for example a rope (321) in the FIG. 1.

In the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the part to processthe circumference of a wrist had its ends sewn.

But for this embodiment, it is the composition to install eachattachment part on each fixing department (111 c).

However, it is also possible to sew up or glue the fixing department(111 c) like the second embodiment and the third embodiment, on the edgein the part to process the circumference of a wrist and makes it to beintegrated structure.

In other words, if it is attachable and removable freely to the rope toexercise upper extremities (321), a fixing department and an attachmentcould be in any form.

By the function of the shape-memory fiber, a dual grip is being moldedin a form shown in FIG. 14, which is easy to hold like a grip, when itwas hung in a rope of the upper extremities exercise (321).

A wrist stop (444) consists of optional material, and it iscorrespondent with the wrist stop (4) of the second embodiment andcontaining the same shape and function.

USE POSSIBILITY IN INDUSTRY

Multiple kinds of products for care giving such as a lift from the bedthat are used for gait difficulties or handicapped people who havedifficulties even to get out of their beds in themselves and/or abathing assistance device for them have been served in the prior art.But the practical uses of the lifting aids with wheels were poor in theenvironments of step difficulties.

A lifting aid of this invention can be used at ease because of thepractical use is high and the labor of the care giver is reduced due tomoving freely for the care work in the house with steps.

Heretofore, though it is the most desirable that the care giving isconnected with the handicapped person's independence, its realizationwas difficult.

But now it is possible for handicapped people to be advance inindependence from care reliance by providing the upper extremitiesexercise device for the motivative exercise in home available.

When a care giving devices are used at home it is mostly used in smallareas, but this invention can be used in small areas effectively byhaving two purposes of using by one utensil.

The purposes are to use the functions of both a free movement of careworks in the house with the obstacles such as a step and arehabilitation device.

The hoisting accessory for the wound movement motion arm training deviceof this invention inserts wrist division or wrist of optional woundmovement motion person diseased side arm for the wrist push in positionin the wrist wrapping part, as the above be explained, and wriststationary portion freely installed the aforesaid wrist wrapping part islowering

The hand of the self is inserted for the wrist push in position, becauseit can campaign for the aforesaid wrist in the wound movement, andbecause it can be retained, the wound movement motion person whose thearm is handicapped lowers the wrist stationary portion, and it can beutilized alone.

This invention can be used to improve the necessity of keeping theexpensive upper extremities training device in many and downsizes thoseto keep by using the invented shape-memory grips and to reduce the laborof the manager to make patients rehabilitate or persons begin motivativeexercise with whose affected hand not easy to hold a grip due to fixingthe affected hand to the grip using a device to keep a wrist.

And, it is possible to eliminate the necessity of installing the gripagain after one person's or patient's exercise in order to keep theaffected hand only by a device to keep a wrist, for another personand/or patient (or people) who can hold the grip by this invention.

Also, it is possible to eliminate the necessity of installing thebelt-shaped band which has a clasp, to wear on the wrist at every timein use and to adjust to each people by this invention.

This invention can be used to reduce a labor in re-tying a grip and arope through the rope in the hole of the grip, or to put over theglove-like device to on the hand with the paralysis to get fixed on tothe grip.

And also it is possible to improve the usage of a grip, which is acombined structure by this invention.

It is possible to improve the necessity of keeping the expensive upperextremities training device in many and downsizes those to keep by usingthe invented shape-memory grips. And this invention make it possible toreduce the labor of the manager to make patients rehabilitate or personsbegin motivative exercise with whose affected hand not easy to hold agrip due to fixing the affected hand to the grip using a device to keepa wrist. There was a necessity that a manager must wind the device tokeep a wrist, which is published by the applicant to the wrist of peoplewhen people exercise their upper extremities which had invented by thisapplicant and to make one of two attachments path through the other onein order to install at the junction of the rope, therefore people cannotuse the device alone.

It is possible to improve the above disablement and to stop theexcessive tightening of a wrist by this invention and to use itindividually.

It is possible to omit a grip by using a dual device and it is easier touse the dual device in the case of composing it by the shape memorymaterial.

1: A part of an upper extremities training device for exercise andrehabilitation attaching a rope for upper extremities training, which isa dual device of using for upper extremities training that is a gripgrasping by a hand of an unaffected side and a sling which enables tokeen an affected side wrist of people by inserting an affected sidewrist of people through a wrist part and moving a wrist stop; a wristpart fabricating by a pliability shape-memory material with a space forwrist inserting position in case of attaching to a upper extremitiestraining rope, an attachment to attached said wrist part to a rope forthe exercise of upper extremities; and a wrist stop consists of optionalmaterials, which is movably attached to said wrist part, and is moved tothe place where an affected side wrist of people can't be escaped. 2: Apart of a upper extremities training device for exercise andrehabilitation attaching a rope for upper extremities training, which isa dual device of using for upper extremities training that is a gripgrasping by a hand of an unaffected side and a sling which enables tokeep an affected side wrist of people by inserting the affected sidewrist of people through a wrist part and moving a wrist stop including:a wrist part fabricating by a pliability shape-memory material with aspace for wrist inserting position in case of attaching to a upperextremities training rope; said wrist part, which is fixing on the edgeis a integrated structure, wherein an attachment to attached said wristpart to a rope for the exercise of the upper extremities integrated intosaid wrist part; and a wrist stop consists of optional materials, whichis movably attached to said wrist part, and is moved to the place wherethe affected side wrist of people can't be escaped.
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